Philippe Clérié <phili...@gcal.net> writes:

> On 09/27/2014 07:17 AM, lee wrote:
>> Hm, you don't use UPSs?
>
> :-)
>
> It's a long story. I'll make it short: I'm in Haiti. Grid power is an
> iffy proposition.
>
> :-)
>
> So we have to have heavy backups. That means generators and large
> inverters. There is always a slight delay when switching to
> batteries. Some computers are more sensitive to that delay than
> others, particularly when the batteries are nearing end of life.
>
> My setup is not that critical and does not require the expense of a
> real UPS.

You're much more in a situation that requires an UPS than I am.

> Still, I did get 50 days uptime once on a ARM system. Typically it's 5
> to 7 days.

Only 50?  How do you store data?


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